Guwahati, May 7 NNN: A tussle between a 21 year old Assamese boy and his family members for sex change has become an unprecedented episode. The final nail in the drama has been the Bombay High Court’s green signal in favour of the boy to undergo sex change.
Bidhan Barua, the 21 year old student has been given a green signal on Monday by the court to have his way. However, the relatives of Barua said they were hurt by the court’s decision.
Bidhan Barua alias Swati claimed himself to be a female trapped in a man’s body. In the this regard, Barua had petitioned the Bombay High Court after his parents allegedly thwarted his sex reassignment surgery at Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital on April 17. The Guwahati-based parents had traced Bidhan, their youngest
son to Mumbai and had allegedly threatened the doctors against changing his gender.
The 21-year old Assamese boy, in his petition contended that he always felt he was born with the wrong sex and used to dress like girls much to the dislike of his parents, who used to beat him up.
Bidhan Barua also said that his intention to undergo the operation was to marry his partner, a flight lieutenant in the Indian Air Force. Last week, the high court had rebuked Bidhan for writing to the Chief Justice and other authorities threatening to commit suicide if it did not hear his petition immediately and restrain his parents from prohibiting him. The chastising raised hopes of Bidhan’s father Supti Ranjan Barua that his son would remain a male. However, the court’s observation that Bidhan was an adult and had the right to take decisions about his life, came “as a shock”.
“How can the court come to a conclusion so fast? We are a joint family and as this is a sensitive issue we have to discuss and take a collective decision on something that that has ashamed us. We will keep all options open including challenging the court’s observation,” Supti Ranjan, an employee of Northeast Frontier Railway in Guwahati said Monday evening.
Other members of his family said they would move the Supreme Court if necessary. They added that disowning Bidhan could be an option.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/family-opposes-sex-change-decision-of-a-man/
